Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)/Acre

by Matthew George Easton

For works with similar titles, see Acre.

Acre Is the translation of a word (tse'med), which properly means a yoke, and denotes a space of ground that may be ploughed by a yoke of oxen in a day. It is about an acre of our measure (Isa. 5:10; 1 Sam. 14:14).